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cocktail glass

American  

noun

  1. a glass for serving cocktails, typically bell-shaped and having a foot and a stem.


Etymology

Origin of cocktail glass

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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One customer said UPS managed to deliver a cocktail glass, after saying it had been discarded.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It magically reappeared, but it arrived very broken,” said Cernea, who sent the customer a new cocktail glass that arrived intact.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simply put, it’s heaven in a cocktail glass.

From Salon

It’s held in a stuffy Hilton ballroom where your jokes must compete with clanging silverware, the sounds of room-temperature salmon being chewed, and the occasional clatter of a dropped cocktail glass.

From Washington Post

Strain the drink into the chilled cocktail glass.

From Washington Post